Latest articles by Frances R. Catanio
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Newsweek shutters its print magazine: First reactions
feature Editor-in-chief Tina Brown announces that the venerable weekly will publish its last ink-on-paper issue in December, and then become an all-digital enterprise
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8 logo revisions that had people howling
feature The University of California enrages alumni with its new mobile-friendly logo — a reminder of how oddly attached humans can get to their brands
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Boudoir photography: The divisive new wedding trend
feature More brides-to-be are stripping for the camera as a pre-wedding gift for their grooms. Is this just a regrettable fad or an empowering form of body art?
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The Massachusetts dog who won a restraining order against its owner's violent boyfriend
feature A new law in the Bay State gives courts the right to make protection orders inclusive of household pets
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The world's first driving school... for dogs
feature A New Zealand charity teaches canines how to operate cars, all in the name of pet adoption
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8 fragrances you probably don't want to wear [Updated]
feature The fragrance industry puzzlingly makes it possible for you to smell like a pizza, Play Doh, a garage, and more
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Is South Dakota wrong to tell women that abortion could lead to suicide?
feature An appeals court inspires fury by ruling that women seeking abortions must be warned of an increased risk of suicide — despite shaky evidence of that link
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10 things you need to know today: February 16, 2013
Daily Briefing Carnival gets hit with a Triumph lawsuit, Jesse Jackson Jr. is charged with fraud, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: December 14, 2012
Daily Briefing Susan Rice drops her secretary of state bid, Russia backtracks on Syria, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: February 2, 2013
Daily Briefing Scott Brown opts out, Iran's space-monkey stunt may be a hoax, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: December 17, 2012
Daily Briefing Obama vows action on gun violence, Syria's vice president wants unity, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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Is Vertigo the greatest film of all time?
feature Rosebud, Schmosebud. In a respected once-a-decade ranking of history's best films, Hitchcock's classic knocks Citizen Kane from the top spot it held for 50 years
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10 things you need to know today: December 2, 2012
Daily Briefing Egypt's high court shuts down indefinitely, Boehner says fiscal deal is "nowhere," and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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Is a major earthquake going to hit Oregon?
feature A new study forecasts that the Beaver State could be rattled by a massive earthquake as powerful as Japan's devastating 2011 temblor
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WATCH: The new trailer for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
feature The follow-up to the blockbuster first film promises even more epic drama
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The first Twitter Olympics: By the numbers
feature The London Games were the first to take place since Twitter exploded, and boy, do tweeters love Usain Bolt and The Spice Girls
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10 things you need to know today: December 26, 2012
Daily Briefing A winter storm hits the U.S., Morsi signs Egypt's new constitution, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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Anatomy of a campaign ad: 'Big Bird'
The Explainer The Obama campaign releases a goofy ad that mocks Mitt Romney's threats to PBS funding. But it may be the president who comes off looking petty
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10 things you need to know today: January 20, 2013
Daily Briefing Hostages die in an Algeria siege, Obama and Biden officially begin their second term, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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Should transgender contestants be banned from beauty pageants?
feature Jenna Talackova was disqualified from competing in Miss Universe Canada because she was born male. Tens of thousands say that's just plain wrong
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10 things you need to know today: December 21, 2012
Daily Briefing Obama responds to gun-control petitioners, Boehner cancels Plan B vote, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: December 15, 2012
Daily Briefing A massacre in Connecticut shocks the nation, Israel's foreign minister steps down, and more in our roundup of stories that are making news and driving opinion
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The curious case of the uncrackable World War II code found on a dead pigeon
feature Britain's top code breakers, stumped by an encrypted message found on the leg bone of a bird, are looking to the public for answers
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HBO's The Girl: Was Alfred Hitchcock an 'evil' sexual deviant?
feature An upcoming HBO movie paints the director as abusive and vindictive towards his leading ladies, an account that Tippi Hedren — star of The Birds — corroborates
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